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nchs
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A new way to measure perinatal mortality — and why it matters
The CDC has adopted a new, broader definition of perinatal mortality — deaths that occur around the time of birth.
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Find health data at Childstats.gov, a clearinghouse for kid numbers
Time to add another link to your “federal data clearinghouses” folder, if you haven’t already. Childstats.gov, published by the Federal…
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State-by-state data, the plug-n-play version
We write about state-by-state federal health statistics a lot here, but acknowledge that they can sometimes require basic spreadsheet and…
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Forum offers stats on well-being of elderly
AgingStats.gov is an often-overlooked federal clearinghouse of aging-related data from the Federal Interagency Forum on Age-Related Statistics. It focuses on…
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Reporters use county rankings for analysis
On Feb. 17, rankings of the relative health of counties in each American state were released by the Robert Wood…
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Patient 2.0 empowers patients, worries doctors
Writing for Time, Bonnie Rochman digs into the ramifications of patients sharing information and tips online, an “empowerment movement” she…